La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CI-505

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CI-505 - Procedural Responsibilities

A. Throughout the initial evaluation of a student, the evaluation coordinator shall ensure that specific procedures are followed.

1. Each individual evaluation is based on a comprehensive compilation of information drawn from a variety of sources.

2. The evaluation is conducted in accordance with all requirements of this handbook, including timelines.

3. The student is evaluated in each area of suspected exceptionality.

4. Full and complete records collected or generated in connection with an individual evaluation are maintained in accordance with confidentiality requirements.

5. The results of any previously conducted specialist's evaluations are obtained through written parental authorization for the release of these records.

6. A meeting of the multidisciplinary evaluation team members, including the parent, is scheduled and conducted to determine whether the student is exceptional.

7. An integrated report describing the findings and recommendations of the evaluation process, along with the determination of eligibility, is prepared; and a copy is provided to the supervisor of special education or designee.

8. The evaluation findings and recommendations are interpreted for the student's teacher(s).

9. A copy of the integrated report, including any dissenting opinions, along with the determination of eligibility, recommendations, and an opportunity for an oral explanation of the findings was provided to the student's parents prior to the initial IEP Team meeting.

10. A pupil appraisal staff member who participated in the evaluation shall be designated to attend the initial IEP Team meeting to explain the recommendations and assist in the development of the IEP. If a member of the team cannot be in attendance, an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of the evaluation must attend.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CI-505

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 35:901 (May 2009), effective July 1, 2009.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:1941 et seq.